Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white as the driven snow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: white as the -driven s-now
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of white as driven snow.

Example Sentences

"They are said to celebrate there every returning spring a great nocturnal festival. On the sod at its brink is spread a table-cloth white as the driven snow, covered with the most delicious viands."
"And no sooner had she taken the shirt and dipped it in the water, than it was as white as the driven snow, if not whiter."

Questions

What does white as the driven snow mean?: Alternative form of white as driven snow.

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